# Mangalchak Village, Nandigram - II – Population & Literacy

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Village · Nandigram - II, Purba Medinipur 

# Mangalchak

Mangalchak is a village in Nandigram - II sub-district of Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **3,038 people in 686 households**, the 17th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 89.1%.

- 3,038people (2011)
- 686households
- 83.5%literacy
- 996females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mangalchak

Of every 100 households in Mangalchak in 2011, 54 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mangalchak · ■ Nandigram - II rural average

Electricity for lighting ****54%**

**37%

Toilet within the home ****94%**

**94%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**4%

Tap water ****1%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%**

**92%

Use banking services ****18%**

**40%

Television ****22%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**47%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****4%**

**4%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****27%**

**23%

Own their home ****92%**

**96%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mangalchak?

■ Mangalchak · ■ Nandigram - II rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****83.5%**

**89.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****996**

**946

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905**

**933

Working population ****35.0%**

**34.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 80.3% for women. 53% of men and 17% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 63 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 191 (18%) · **■** Household industry 20 (2%) · **■** Other work 131 (12%) · **■** Marginal 659 (62%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Nandigram - II

- Gopal Chak3,413 people
- Gopalpur3,336 people
- Rani Chak3,185 people
- Reye Para3,059 people
- Monoharpur2,997 people
- Sanibari2,697 people
- Chironjibpur2,224 people
- Satgabari2,004 people

[All 40 villages in Nandigram - II](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/purba-medinipur/nandigram-ii/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mangalchak?3,038 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mangalchak in?Purba Medinipur district (Nandigram - II sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mangalchak?83.5% (Census 2011)